Improved child s chair and carriage



dnitrd (ltere-5 JAMES LEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 91,350, dated June 1d IMPROVED CHILDS CHAIR ANDCARRIAGE.

The Schedule referred'to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom Iit lwl/y cozwern.:

Be it known that I, JAMESLEE, of New York, in the county 0f New York,and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedGombined OhildsChair and Carriage; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will ena-ble othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, iu which;

Figure l'is a perspective view of my improved chair and carriage,arranged for use as a chair.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, arranged for use as a wagon orwheelbarrow, part being broken away, to show the construction.

Figure 3 is a side View of the same, showing another arrangement, foruse as a Wagon.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furuisha combined chair and carriage,designed especially for use in the `nursery as a toy, but which may bemade larger, for street use, if desired, and which, from the varioustransformations of which it is capable, will prove an unfailing sourceof amusement to its possessor; and

It consist-s in the construction and combination ofthe various parts, ashereinafter more fully described.

A are bars, the upper parts of which form the siderails of thechair-back, and the lower parts of which form the fore-legs of thechair, or the ha-ndles for propelling it, according as the machine is tobe used as a chair or Wagon.

B are bals, the upper parts of which form the sidebars of thechair-seat, and the lower parts of which forni the rear legs of thechair.

C is a round or cross-bar, which passes through the bars A and B attheir points of intersection, and thus pivots the said bars to eachother.

The upper ends of the bars A, the upper-ends of the bars B, andthe'lower ends of the said bars B, are also connected, by the rounds, orcross-bars D E F, respectively, as shown iu iig. 1. The lower ends ofthe bars A may also be connected bya round, or crossbar, if' desired,

G is the back and seat of the chair, which I prefer to make of cloth,andwhich passes around, and is secured to the three rounds E C D, asshown in figs. 1, 2, and 3.

H are wheels, which work upon journals formed upon the rounds, orcross-bars D and F, and upon which the chair is supported when adjustedas a wagon or barrow, as ishown in figs. 2 and 3.

I are arms, one end of each of which is pivoted to the side-bars A, andtheir other ends are provided with tenons, or pins, which enter sockets,or holes in the bars B, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

When the chair is adjusted for use as a chair, the arms I serve aschair-arms simply; but when the chair is adjusted. for useas a wagon,the arms I serve as braces to support the upper parts of the bars B, andhold them in place, as shown in iig. 2.

In the adjustment shown in fig. 3, the arms I are not used, 'and may heturned down out of the way, as shown.

l When the chair is adjusted in the manner shown in fig. 2, by raisingthe rear part, by means of the handles, so that the forward wheels alonemay rest upon the loor, the said chair is converted into a wheelbarrow.

J are blocks attached to the bars A, to serve as stops and supports,when the chair is adjusted into the forms shown in figs. 1, 2, and 3.

Having thus describedmy invention,

I claim as new, aud desire to secure by Letters `Patent-- An improvedcombined childs chais and carriage, formed by the combination of thebars A and rounds O D E. F, four or more, wheels H, exible seat and backG, arms I, and stops J, with each other, said parts being arranged andoperating substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

The above specication of my invention signed by me, this 11th day ofMay, 1869.

JAMES LEE.

Witnesses:

FRANK BLocKLnY, JAMES T. GRAHAM.

